A series of rollicking stories in which a groundsquirrel teaches a bluejay to speak an Iroquoian dialect, Mingo, in the mountains of West Virginia and other places. A beginners' grammar by Jordan... More > Lachler. A section of 70 quatrains introducing some Mingo names of plants, animals, and other spirits.< Less

Excerpts from The Beloved and I including the creation story, the ten commandments, Psalms 1, 90-106, The Sermon on the Mount, Al-Fatihah, Ayatul-Kursi, Surat Ya Sin, Suratul-Ikhlas, Suratul-Falaq.... More > The text is the same as in the full-version editions of The Beloved and I.< Less

About Thomas McElwain

The Beloved and I is now published by Walker Quill Publishing. Thomas McElwain completed a doctor's degree in Comparative Religion at the University of Stockholm in 1979 under the direction of the renowned Americanist Åke Hultkrantz. He continues on the faculty as Associate Professor (oavlönad docent). He was ordained as a Seventh Day Baptist minister in 1988, served as a missionary until 1990, was director of interfaith dialogue at the Islamic Centre of England 2001-2002.